#2B498F#2B498F

#2B498F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.121 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B498F
RGB	rgb(43, 73, 143)
HSL	hsl(222, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(222, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 49%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.39, 13.55, -42.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.39, 44.25, 287.83°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% -0.0119 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.121 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.3350, 7.2610, 26.9435)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B498F #8F712B

analogous

#2B7B8F #2B498F #3F2B8F

triadic

#2B498F #8F2B49 #498F2B

tetradic

#2B498F #8F2B7B #8F712B #2B8F3F

square

#2B498F #8F2B7B #8F712B #2B8F3F

split-complementary

#2B498F #8F3F2B #7B8F2B

monochromatic

#0F1931 #1D3160 #2B498F #3961BE #6485D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#2B498F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#2B498F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B498F

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B498F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B498F	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245192

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C488E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b498f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 73, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.121 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bb0',
    500: '#2b498f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b498f;
$custom-light: #717bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b498f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 53.763,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42187,
    "c": 0.12131,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B498F

secondary

#B79C5F

accent

#B14BDD

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEDF5

border

#C8C8CF

text

#080910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B498F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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